//St. Patrick and king O'Neil. One day, the saint set the end of his crozier on the foot of O'Neil king of Ulster, and, leaning heavily on it, hurt the king's foot severely; but the royal convert showed no indication of pain or annoyance whatsoever.//
//аналогичную историю рассказывают и про Ивана Грозного://

маленькое совпадение № 2: и "св. Патриций" и "Иван Грозный" умирают в один день 17 марта. В этот день, согласно Горсею, ИВ4 была предсказана смерть волхвами (Костомаров). Св. Патриций (якобы 415-493) якобы и родился 17 марта.

http://www.mith.ru/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?board=mith;action=display;num=1111412529 Святой Патрик - штрихи к портрету

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick#In_legend
St. Patrick banishes all snakes from Ireland
Pious legend credits St. Patrick with banishing snakes from the island,<59> chasing them into the sea after they attacked him during a 40-day fast he was undertaking on top of a hill.<60> This hagiographic theme draws on the mythography of the staff of Moses, messenger of Yahweh to gentile Egyptians. In Exodus 7:8–7:13 , Moses and Aaron use their staffs in their struggle with Pharaoh's sorcerers, the staffs of each side morphing into snakes. Aaron's snake-staff prevails.<61>
However, all evidence suggests that post-glacial Ireland never had snakes,
St. Patrick uses shamrock in an illustrative parable
St. Patrick's dead ash wood walking stick grows into a living tree
St. Patrick speaks with ancient Irish ancestors who were born long before his time
St. Patrick is also venerated in the Orthodox Church, especially among English-speaking Orthodox Christians living in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and in North America.<71> There are Orthodox icons dedicated to him.<72>